Unfair dismissal: Social worker sacked for telling vulnerable user she was fat

The Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer deemed the dismissal unfair and ordered the employer to pay compensation. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

A care services provider sacked a social worker for gross misconduct for telling a 'vulnerable' care user that she was ‘fat’.

Now, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Adjudication Officer, Maria Kelly, has found that the dismissal was unfair and has ordered the employer to pay €6,000 compensation to its former employee.